Missing 24-year-old found dead in Southeast Austin neighborhood, police say

Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman
Updated ·1 min read

A 24-year-old man who had been missing for nearly two weeks was found dead in a Southeast Austin neighborhood, the Austin Police Department said in a news release.

Cristian Rangel's body was found April 19 in the 5800 block of Spring Meadow Road — almost 8 miles from where he was last seen — after police received reports of a deceased person, the release said.

He was last seen at 1:30 a.m. April 8 in the front passenger seat of a light-colored SUV in the Walmart parking lot in Sunset Valley, police previously said.

While police said they are currently investigating Rangel's death, they did not clarify whether it was being investigated as a homicide.

The Austin Police Department could not be reached for comment Wednesday regarding the investigation.

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